Ascending Careers Continue for Gilmore Artists and Gilmore Young Artists

Did you know our committee of anonymous jurors is deep into the selection process for the 2024 Gilmore Artist and Gilmore Young Artists? As you may recall, we could not name a 2022 Gilmore artist due to the pandemic precluding performing worldwide. Look forward to a new round of talent being announced within the year! 

Until then, We are always proud to hear about the ascending careers of everyone in our family of artists – which numbers eight Gilmore Artists and 38 Gilmore Young Artists. Enjoy reading about some of their careers below. 

2002 Gilmore Artist Piotr Anderszewski will be an Artist Teacher in Residence for the 2024 Gilmore Piano Festival Fellowships, for which applications recently opened. He will also perform during the Festival. In May, 2018 Gilmore Artist Igor Levit will curate the inaugural Piano Fest for the Lucerne Festival, where he will be joined by Gilmore favorite Fred Hersch, Johanna Summer, Anna Vinnitskaya, and Alexei Volodin. 

2000 Gilmore Young Artist Andrew Von Oeyen will play Chopin, Mozart, and Schumann with the Grand Rapids Symphony on Sunday, March 5. 2020 Gilmore Young Artist Misha Galant will play the Heritage Museum and Cultural Center in St. Joseph, MI, on Sunday, April 30. 

2022 Gilmore Young Artist Clayton Stephenson played an outstanding recital here in Kalamazoo on February 5. He will return to Michigan in June to play a new work commissioned by the Lansing Symphony Orchestra, and head up north for a recital in Cheboygan soon after. 2022 GYA Janice Carissa performed in Naples on February 9 with the Grand Piano Series. Gilmore Executive and Artistic Director Pierre van der Westhuizen and Director of Development Alisa Carrel traveled to Florida to support her and meet with colleagues.